As matters stand, the Meringues look set to miss out on the title once more, but as was the case last season, Ronaldo will almost certainly drive the battle for as long as is possible.

目前看来，美凌格们看起来将再次与冠军失之交臂。但是像上赛季一样，罗纳尔多一定会尽可能将这场冠军争夺战进行到最后。

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And just in case "Courage" can't fulfill his responsibilities, Walter brought along another Turkey, "Carolina," as an alternate, the stand-in.

若“勇气”不能履行他的职责，华特带来的另一个火鸡“卡罗来纳”，作为替代的替身。

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However, as both Oracle and Sun are firms with global reach, as in the earlier case, the European Commission is quite within its rights to take a stand.

然而，甲骨文和太阳都是全球性的公司，如早期的案例一样，欧盟完全有权表态。

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However, sketches from the patent application show that the Smart Cover could charge the iPad while the case is being used as a stand to prop the device upward.

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In the Italian case they point to Mario Monti as the stand-in, a former European Commissioner.

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Returning home to West Virginia after the war, he ran for the state House of Delegates, using his fiddle case as a briefcase, the better to stand out on the stump.

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